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An enduring small business contractor program appears headed to the sunset

The 8(a) program. It is a piece of federal jargon that has come to symbolize how the government helps small businesses get their fair share of contracting…

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Mark Borkowski (left), the chief acquisition officer and assistant commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection directorate in the Homeland Security Department, will leaver federal service on June 30.On the Air

CBP’s Borkowski to retire after 43 years

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Task order protests made up larger percentage of all GAO complaints in 2020

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Why ‘buy American’ executive order may not be that effective

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David Warner: Full cost of paid sick leave for federal employees, contractors

David Warner explains why paid sick leave for federal contractors may present both a cost and an administrative burden.

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Does the Court of Federal Claims give Alliant 2 protestors more hope than GAO?

Two vendors expanded the scope of the bid protests of GSA’s $50 billion IT services multiple award contract by going to federal court.

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DHS’ internal assessment of its $1.5B agile contract: ‘significant errors and missteps’

The Homeland Security Department’s “motion to dismiss” outlined in honest detail what went wrong with its small business procurement known as Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH).

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